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J. P. NOYES.

DRESSING COMB. 'No. 413,678. PatentedOot. 29, 1889 UNITED STATES PATENTOFFICE.

JOSEPH P. NOYES, OF BINGHAMTON, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO JOSEPH P.

NOYES & 00., OF SAME PLACE.

DRESSING-COM B.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 413,678, dated October29, 1889. Application filed June 11, 1889. Serial No. 313,858. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH P. NOYES, a citizen of the United States,residing at Binghamton, county of Broome, andState of. New

York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inDressing-Combs, fully described and represented in the followingspecification and the accompanying drawing, forminga part of the same.

This invention relates to improvements in dressing-combs, theimprovements of the present invention having particular reference tothat class of combs having metallic backs secured upon the comb properat the 5 base of its teeth and serving to give rigidity and strength tothecomb, the ends of said metallic back portion being so formed as toprovide end teeth for the comb. In some instances it is desirable toprovide the comb with a ringito which can be secured a cord or i chainfor preventing the removal of the comb, this ring in combs of presentconstructions being added to the comb or formed integral with its backportion, in which latter case one 1.25 of the end teeth of the combformed of the metal ofthe back portion is omitted' It is the object ofthe present invention to I so construct the back portion of the comb asto form two end teeth for the comb and to at 0 the same time provide aloop for the attachment of a cord or .chain, where such attachi ment isdesired, and to so construct such tooth or teeth having such loop orloops that the comb, whensuchattachment is omitted, will not presentan'unsightly appearance.

In the accompanying drawing is illustrated a comb embodying the presentinvention.

In said drawing, A vrepresentsthe comb proper provided with teetha. Thisportion j .149 of thecomb will be composed of any of the commonmaterials used for the construction of combs, and may be provided, asshown,

with the usual coarse and fine teeth. The back B of the comb, which isof somewhat greater length than the comb proper, is secured around thebases of the comb-teeth by means of suitable dies in the usual manner.The surplus portion of the back B is then bent downward in line with theteeth of the comb proper, so as to provide an end tooth or teeth b,suitably rounded by means of dies to provide smooth surfaces for contactwith the hair of the user. the end teeth are turnedoutwardly, as shown,to provide loops or rings a of suitable size for the attachment of acord or chain. The end portion of the end teeth I) will be turnedinwardly sufficiently close .to the adjacent teeth of the comb andwidened to prevent the sliding of the chain or cord from the comb.

The invention, although herein illustrated and described as applied to acomb of the class referred to, is applicable advantageously to combs ofother constructions. The loop 0 may, if desired, be formed of the endteeth of a comb in which such end teeth are made integral with the restof the comb and in which the back portion '13 is not present.

WVhat I claim is 1. A comb having an end tooth formed to provide a loopor ring, as c, for the attachment of a cord or chain, substantially asdescribed.

The base portions of I 2. Acoinb consisting of the comb proper, a

metallic back B, and an end tooth integral with said back, formed toprovide a loop a, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

JOSEPH P. NOYES.

Witnesses:

W. A. ST. JOHN, NERI PINE.

